The Longest Inch

If a smack-down of the Northern Illinois Huskies in the International Bowl can't save your job, then I don't know what can. University of South Florida head coach Jim Leavitt has been fired for allegedly striking a player during a game this season, according to two reports. AOL Fanhouse and ESPN.com are reporting Friday morning that Leavitt has been fired by the university after an investigation into his conduct of Special Teams player Joel Miller during the Bulls' November game against

Thursday: 3:39 PM: According to TMZ.com, following the conclusion of the Winter Olympics in March Jay Leno is going back to his 11:30 PM time slot. At this point it is still unclear if Jay will continue with a 30 minute show and Conan will come on after, or if Jay will go back to his hour-long format and NBC will say goodbye to Conan. UPDATE: Friday, 11:00 AM: The rumors continue to swirl this morning as the future of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien appears in definite jeopardy. Amid the

A Mikechop resurgence!!! Some bold moves lead to an overall tie with Skyler the Prognosticator in the BPS (Bowl Prediction Series). By The Numbers: Average Margin of Error in Games Predicted Correctly: Mike - 9.62; Sky - 8.50 Average Margin of Error in Games Predicted Incorrectly: Mike - 27.83; Sky - 33.11 Average Margin of Error for all Games: Mike - 15.37; Sky - 16.68 Our Bowl Picks: My Prediction: (15) Miami 31 - (25) Wisconsin 17 Sky's Prediction: (15) Miami 38 - (25) Wisconsin 31 Actual:

Big number 19 sets a new record as the longest Longest Inch Podcast. We recap our previous week's bowl predictions (I somehow managed a resurgence!), prognosticate on Nebraska and Florida State's 2010 American football squads, and preview the final three bowls. Stay tuned to see who ends up predicting the most bowls correctly! Our Bowl Picks (Continued Again): FedEx Orange Bowl Line: Georgia Tech -5.0 Me: (10) Iowa17 - (9) Georgia Tech 21 Sky:(10) Iowa 24 -(9) Georgia Tech 13 GMAC Bowl Line:

I'm not sure from watching the youtube video and looking at the description posted next to it exactly what happened, but either way, it was pretty incredible. Either the Millsaps Majors or the Tigers (not sure what school) of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, pulled off the dramatic victory in the last play of the game down by 2 with :02 seconds left. The title of the video says Millsaps Majors won, but the announcer in the video says the Tigers won... go figure. In any case, one of